Stop the presses!

Toronto’s Mayor, David Miller – currently languishing in lame duck status after declaring he won’t run for re-election this fall — had the newsrooms buzzing recently when his office issued a cryptic media advisory calling a news conference for the next morning to announce a significant announcement.
“Live trucks should arrive well in advance to run [...]

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Prompted

Wherever Canada’s current minority government Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, makes a public address, no matter how small or seemingly casual, he uses a script and a teleprompter. I’ve seen him in the middle of a wheat field, sleeves rolled up, trying to look as farmer-like as possible, yet with two glass teleprompter screens to each [...]

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